Piano-action-flange holder.



H. D. PBLLB. PIANO ACTION FLANGE HOLDER. APPLICATION I'ILED 33.24, 1913.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

a h i l c vwemto a Stockton, v

State of California, have invented. certain flanges may be HENRY D. PELLE, 0F

s'roox'ron, CALiFORNIA, Assrenon or BURKE, or srooK'roN, CALIFORNIA.

ONE-HALF TO E. V.

rrANo-Aormmrmner: HOLDER.

Application filed February To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY :DnPELLE, ajcitizen of the United States, a resident of in the' county of San Joaquin,

new and useful Improvements in Piano-Action-Flange Holders;,and I do declare the following to be afull, clear,. and exact; description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which 'it"apper-' tains to make and use the same,"reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in piano action mechanism and particularly to the means for maintaining in position the flanges upon which are flexibly mounted or. hinged the numerous piano action parts. In the present style piano these flanges'are, all held in position by means of screws which require a great deal of time and patience to remove in order to take out the flanges when, taking any of the parts of the piano out for the reason that the screws are usually in places very hard to get at. My improved structure involves a spring actuated retaining catch whereby said taken out or put in at will in an easy and effective manner without the necessity of the use of such screws.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device, and yet one wlnch will be exceedingly effective for the purposes for which it is designed. 7

' These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete piano action showing the use of my improved flanges. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of-my improved flanges. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a retaining box for my improved flanges. Fig. 4 is a fragmentaliy view of a retaining spring.

eferring now more particularly to the characters ofv reference on the drawings, 1 designates th piano key and. 2 the extenflanges.

24', 1913- Serial no. 750,192. g

and 4 a link between the lower'rail flange and the member 2. This lower rail flange describe the same, and this description will do. as well for the several flanges in use-on willlnotbe necessary to enter into a'detailed descript on of each, as the use of the samein tion of the flanges as positioned in the lower rail 3.

first insert-a box or retaining member 6 in the lower rail 3, which member 6.is pro-. vided with a plurality of recesses or compartments 7 adapted to receive theflanges 8 having the usual projecting ears 9. In theside of each of the members 7 is cut a recess 10 to receive a corresponding pin 11 on each of the flanges 8. Vvhen the flanges are'in position in the compartments 7 these pins 11 project into the recesses 10. I provide spring-retaining members 12 having orifices 13 adapted to receive the said'pins 11. This structure holds the flanges in the compartments 7 until it is desired tomove the same. Thenthe spring retaining members 12 can be raised by means of upwardly projecting lips or curved portions a, which action will'release said members 12 from the pins 11, the saidlips or curved portions a the raising operation. flanges 8 can readily be taken out of the compartments-7' for any desired purposes. As heretofore stated, these flanges 9 have always been held in position by screws, and it can readily be seen that my improved structure would greatly lessen the time and energy necessary to remove or replace the From the readily appear that I have reduced such a device as'substantially fulfi s the objects of the invention as set forth herein. While-this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the. device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do notform'a departure from the spirit of the invention.

In providing my improved structure I forming a means by which thespring members may be grasped to perform Thereuponv the Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Patented Spt. 30, 1913'.

'sionpiece, while 3 designates the lower rail 'is-one of'my improved typeand I'will now,

the upper rail 5, asshown in Fig. 1, but it the several positions in the upper "rail 5 will be obvious from the following descrip-- Having thus vdescribed my invention what Iclaim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is p 1. In a piano action, a means for holding the flanges of said action, such means comprising a member provided with a plurality of compartments, such flanges being dis: posed in said compartments, and spring-. retaining members to hold said flanges inv position in said compartments, as described.

' 2.v In apiano action, a means for holding the flanges of said action, such means com prising a member provided with a plurality of compartments, such flanges being dis-v posed in said compartments, a pin on each of aid vflanges, and spring retalning mem bers fitting over such pins, as described;

3. In a pianoaction, a means for holding the flanges of said action, such means comprising a member provided with a plurality 'of compartments, such flanges being disposed in said compartments, each compartment belng provided W1th a I'BCBSS'III one of its sides, a pin on each flange, said pins fitting into'said recesses, and spring ret aining members fitting over said pins, as

described. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

a HENRY D. PELLE.

Witnesses: I

' STEPHEN N. BLEWETI,

CLARENCE SMITH.

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